Mitchell County offers some of the best outdoor recreation available anywhere in Iowa.  Watersheds of the Cedar, Little Cedar and Wapsipinicon Rivers provide abundant wildlife habitat for deer, turkey, pheasant, river otter, waterfowl and eagles.  With nearly 2,000 acres of public lands, there are plenty of access areas for public hunting and wildlife viewing. 

 

The Cedar River offers excellent small-mouth, walleye and northern fishing. The historic Mitchell Mill Hydroelectric Dam creates a five mile lake for boating, water skiing and fishing.  Mitchell County also has three high quality cold-water streams stocked with trout by the Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources -- Turtle Creek, Spring Creek and the Wapsipinicon River.

 

 

If you enjoy hiking, biking or horseback riding, there are over 25 miles of trails on public land across the county. 

 

 

Whether you're into camping, hiking, biking, fishing, hunting, horseback riding, or boating, come enjoy the great outdoors in Mitchell County.